Which to use
“vol” is a noun and “volle” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,374
- “vol” frequency rank
- #2,697
- “volle” frequency rank
- 9071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vol | volle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flug, des Tieres und der Maschine | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs voll |
Letter map: vol vs volle
Shared letters muted; letters that set vol and volle apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for vol / volle
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vol is anoun and volleanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vol” sits inside “volle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vol is recorded at frequency rank #6,374, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. volle is at rank #2,697, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9071, this pair ranks #1,981,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vol vs volle
Shared letters: lov. Private to "vol": -. Private to "volle": e.
"vol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "volle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- volle ← ovlle · vlole · vole · volel · vvolle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vol" and "volle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vol" or "volle"?
Useful next steps
Pair "vol" vs "volle" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vol" and "volle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs vol". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,981,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.